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As a team member of the adjunct wellness program, my goal is to provide holistic and yoga

therapist service, one-on-one or in small therapeutic groups, to patients in collaboration

with referrals based on rehabilitation therapists request from physicians, palliative doctors,the behavioral health unit, trauma unit and chapelin.

Target Acute Care Patient Population:

Palliative patients dealing with mild to severe pain control issues

Patients with new diagnosis of Cancer, HIV/AIDS, CVA, TBI

Neurological patients suffering from acute brain injuries, strokes, brain tumors

and/or seizures

Patients grieving from the lost of physical/cognitive limitation due to acute

diagnosis

Patients in need of stretching, gait training, and strengthening as part of physicaltherapy

Patients who have undergone orthopedic surgeries: hip surgery, back surgery, kneesurgery, etc.)

Patients who underwent bariatric surgery (gastric bypass) dealing with physical

and psychological changes in body image

Patients in need of stress relief of suffering from trauma (victims of physical,

emotional and/or sexual assaults)

Working with patients in the Behavioral Health Unit: PTS, dementias, bipolar

disorders, depression/anxiety, panic attacks, suicide ideologies, dual-diagnosis

substance abuse/metal health disorders

Trauma Floor patients: alcohol/drug addictions withdrawals, crime victims, etc.)

Patients transitioning to hospice care for quality of life comfort care

Assist patients spiritual connection facing serious, complex illnesses

Patients wheelchairs bound in need of adaptive therapy

Advantages:

Pain reduction

Stress management

Boost immune system

Improve metabolic system

Increase alpha brain waves

oxygen enriched blood flow through body systems expel of toxic

creates muscular fluidity for increase range of motion

increase bone marrow cells for bone reparation

antidote for depression/ anxiety

sense off presence physically/mental/spiritual, in spite of difficult circumstance

Facilitate stage of acceptance


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Yoga relieves side effects from medical treatment (i.e. nausea, muscle fatigue and

soreness, etc.)

Outcome:

Increase in patient satisfaction rates

Recognition of quality patients services Patient participant in self management and healing at own unique level

Decrease in length of hospital stay

Speed up rehabilitation process

Moves patient into greater emotional acceptance of diagnosis

Eases and guides patient through the stages of grieving process

Facilitates positive choices and lifestyle changes

Smooth the process of transition to acute care to rehabilitation facility

Facilitate transition into hospice/comfort care living

Aids in neurological challenges: neurological functioning processing issues,

calming brain agitation, flat affect As pain reduces, allows next step of rehabilitation process

Creates homeostasis in right and left brain hemisphere

Improves patients attitude and interpersonal relationships

Improves positive communication between patient/hospital team

Increases moral of patient/hospital team

Spiritually uplifting

Spiritually connected

If you desire specific research on the healing effects of yoga therapy I will be very happy toprovide in-depth verification. Overall, yoga therapy nourishes every level of our vital life

force and instinctively contributes a greater sense of well being in all of the developmental

domains: physical, cognitive, emotional and spiritual.

I hope this information opens a new awareness, of the benefits of adjunct holistic and yoga

therapy, in the healing and self management of acute care patients at Scripps Mercy

Hospital. It is my intent to be instrumental in the development and implementation of anintegrated health and wellness program for the patients at Scripps Mercy Hospital.

With gratitude,

Gina Tricamo, R.Y. T., M-H.Y.T.


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